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The woman who was badly burned after the plane carrying Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle and flight instructor Tyler Stanger crashed into her 30th floor apartment finally left the hospital yesterday. Ilane Benhuri, who had the most serious burns among the people injured from the crash, had walked to New York Hospital with the help of her housekeeper immediately after the October 11 crash. She underwent operations and many skin grafts over the past month. After her release, Benhuri spoke to reporters yesterday about her ordeal:
Everything from outside, the windows and the walls and everything, with a big explosion, came just right into me and it threw me up in the air and threw me down in all the debris...She also thanked her doctors and nurses for their work. Benhuri did note that the city didn't "even [send] me a card to make me feel good, just to wish me a fast recovery."I crawled over the debris and crawled out not looking back. I could not stop screaming. I was in shock. I didn't know what it was...
I fell down. At first I thought I was dead. I touched myself, just to make sure I was alive. And then I touched my body and all my skin and flesh came to my hand...
I’m so happy that I’m out. I’m so happy that I’m alive and I’m so happy to come out and see the sky again and all the people around me. I’m so grateful that I survived this tragic accident. I’m so lucky to survive. I’m just unhappy for those two young people who have died.
In the video showing Benhuri leaving the hospital, she has some trouble walking. And during her statement, you can see she is truly very sad and relieved to be alive. Her husband Parviz Benhuri said, "It's one in a million that a plane hits a building [and] one in a billion that it goes into her room." And her lawyer Robert Sullivan said that they would be suing Lidle's estate and the FAA (the airplane insurance is expected to cover the damages, apparently); Sullivan also blamed the FAA for allowing planes to fly at such low levels in the city.
When asked if she would return to the apartment, she said she was not sure. They are now living with friends.
Photograph of Ilana Benhuri by Verena Dobnik/AP
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Benhuri did note that the city didn't "even [send] me a card to make me feel good, just to wish me a fast recovery."
Please.
Note that she's already got a lawyer and will be filing a lawsuit. Gotta love America.
As much as I hate lawyers I think a plane through your window is a little worse than the old "slip and fall" routine. It probably doesn't matter who was at the controls of the plane since Lidle owned it. Here's hoping they ask for something reasonable.
she's pissed cause the city didn't even send her a card? who does she think she is? Oh Yeah, A rich spoiled entitled white chick.
Suing a Federal regulatory agency for money (not for disclosure of information)? Please!!! That is not going to work.
cory lidle's estate probably doesn't even have that much money. i hope there's some left over for his toddler.
right - i'm so grateful to be alive and sue sue sue
Wait... Was she the woman who got hit with a light post in the Macy's Day Parade balloon accident or not? I remember hearing that from several news sources, including Gothamist I think.
"Note that she's already got a lawyer and will be filing a lawsuit. Gotta love America."
She'd be an absolute idiot not to.